Throwback Thursday Retiring My Acrylix Stamps

I guess it is sometimes true that all good things come to an end, and for the following list of Close to My Heart My Acrylix stamps, the end is near!

A1124 A Tree*
A1139 Congrats Graduate*
A1141 Be Still*
A1154 Friendly Thoughts
A1156 Flower Confetti
B1418 Love Doily
B1423 Hoppy Easter
B1439 Dreamer*
B1440 Fancy Fair
B1441 Buggy Love
B1444 Greatest Love
B1445 Happy Hive
B1450 Owls
C1571 You're the Best*
C1573 Do Your Best
C1574 Believe in Yourself
C1577 Mother's Day*
C1579 Coming Up Roses
C1583 Robot Family
D1547 Paper Doll*
D1579 Windy Day
M1035 Newlyweds*
M1036 Perfect Polka-Dot Day
M1037 Balloons
M1038 Shooting Star
M1039 Good Job Stencil
M1040 Parasol
M1041 Hi
M1042 Colored Egg

There is a handy-dandy new category on my website HERE that lists them all with pictures. 

My FAVORITE retiring stamp is Be Still.  I have used it in so many cards for my friends.  Here are a few that I have made over the past couple of years and also some projects made with some of the other retiring stamps ( I put an asterisk next to the names of the sets with pics below)...

If you have your eye on any of these stamps, be sure to pick them up before January is over, along with the following specials!!!  

Year Noted

January Stamp of the Month

Easy Graduation Centerpiece for Tag (You're It!) Tuesday

This week is one of those times during the year when you can't remember which day it is all week.  I am especially confused since I have been playing catch up for a while since graduation last weekend.  I think I have just a couple more project to show you from the festivities. 

First up, I made some very easy centerpieces for table decorations that you can easily make for a celebration of any kind...

I used an empty cylinder-shaped container that used to hold glow-sticks to make the main centerpiece.  I put some old glass rocks in the bottom for stability.  The rest is easily made with a spray of fake flowers (orange is one of her school colors), balloon on a stick, and tissue paper.  Then I used some ribbon to tie an adorable little tag around the top of the cylinder.  I used a die cut chipboard tag from the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection, my black glitter paper, Congrats Graduate My Acrylix, and the dies from MCT. 

Then I just used the rest of the tissue paper from the package, candy, and ribbon to make these for the rest of the tables...SOOOOOOO unbelievably easy!

Here is the main centerpiece on my kitchen island...

Now I have to go finish dealing with the rest of the May craziness--the end of the school year!  We are down to two days here, how about you?  :)